Chris specialises in all aspects of restructuring, insolvency and turnaround legal advice. He advises on both non contentious and contentious matters.
Chris’s main clients are Insolvency Practitioners (IP) regarding distressed and insolvent businesses but he also acts for the businesses and their directors. In addition to working with a number of banks, including HSBC, Chris advises a number of finance companies especially on their position and how to recover debt.
Chris’s areas of expertise include dealing with the sale of business, property, recovery of book debts, ROT claims, and Insolvency Act claims against directors (e.g. to recover misappropriated monies). He also advises and acts for directors/management teams in business reconstructions and turnarounds.
Chris regularly delivers training for R3, the Professional body for Insolvency Practitioners, and is a licensed IP.
"Licensed IP Chris Jones’s specialist area is turnaround and corporate restructuring. Sources consider him “a great resource for complex aspects of insolvency law” and highlight his “tenacious and thorough approach” in contentious matters. Recently, he acted for the directors in a substantial administration by KPMG of a mobile phone trader."
"Good depth of knowledge and the ability to answer any queries."
Chambers and Partners Directory 2011/12
"The man to go to with esoteric points."
Chambers and Partners, 2010
"Knowledgeable and experienced."
The Legal 500, 2011